Bayreuth Baroque

29/05/2026

🎭✨ 05 SEP 2026 | 19:30
📍 Margravial Opera House Bayreuth

Christophe Dumaux – Handel’s Nature
with Thibault Noally & Les Accents

What does Handel sound like when interpreted by one of the greatest countertenors of our time?

Following acclaimed appearances at the Vienna State Opera, La Scala, the Paris Opéra, the Metropolitan Opera and the Salzburg Festival, Christophe Dumaux brings a selection of his favourite Handel arias to Bayreuth.

Together with Thibault Noally and Les Accents, he explores the extraordinary emotional world of the composer from Halle, from tenderness and longing to fury, triumph and heartbreak.

An evening of virtuosity, passion and pure Baroque drama.

🎟 Last tickets available

24/05/2026

14/05/2026

On 7 May 2026, the upcoming Bayreuth Baroque was presented at the Representation of the Free State of Bavaria in Berlin, an evening celebrating the richness of Baroque opera and the cultural significance of the festival’s new season.

The presentation brought together artistic director and world-renowned countertenor Max Emanuel Cencic, managing director Dr. Clemens Lukas, artistic director Georg Lang, soprano Eva Zalenga, and technical director Kai Fischer, alongside 150 distinguished guests from the worlds of music, culture, and public life.

Special thanks to Dr. Marco Lorenz, Head of the Representation of the Free State of Bavaria in Berlin, and Florian Luderschmid, President of the Government of Upper Franconia, for their warm hospitality and continued support of the arts.

📸 © Bayerische Staatskanzlei | Henning Schacht

13/05/2026

This May, the magic of Bayreuth Baroque arrives on Mezzo Live with a special broadcast cycle dedicated to some of the festival’s most celebrated productions and artists.

Audiences can look forward to performances including Vinci’s Alessandro nell’Indie, Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo, Handel’s Flavio, and Porpora’s Polifemo, alongside acclaimed concerts featuring Max Emanuel Cencic, Julia Lezhneva, Daniel Behle, Sandrine Piau, Carlo Vistoli • Countertenor, Christophe Rousset and Les Talens Lyriques - Christophe Rousset.

👉 Find out more on Mezzo: https://www.mezzo.tv/en/BayreuthFestivalMay-18767

06/05/2026

🎭✨ 4 interesting facts about Handel’s Floridante

What makes Floridante so special?

In this video, Giuliano Danieli shares four fascinating insights into Handel’s rarely performed masterpiece, from its extraordinary music to the world behind the opera.

Discover what makes this masterpiece the heart of Bayreuth Baroque 2026. ✨

📅 Performances: 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 & 13 September 2026
🏛️ Unesco Weltkulturerbe Markgräfliches Opernhaus Bayreuth
Directed by Max Emanuel Cencic and conducted by Markellos Chryssicos.

🎟 Experience Floridante live at Bayreuth Baroque 2026!

📸 Giuliano Danieli & Giuseppe Foglia

21/04/2026

17/04/2026

12/04/2026

✨ A triumphant opening night for Alessandro nell’Indie at the MusikTheater an der Wien!

The Austrian premiere of Leonardo Vinci’s masterpiece, directed by Max Emanuel Cencic, was met with standing ovations and an electrifying atmosphere, an unforgettable celebration of Baroque opera at its finest.

👏 A phenomenal cast, outstanding musicians, and a visionary creative team brought this powerful story of love, loyalty, and sacrifice to life in a truly spectacular way.

🎶 Musical direction: Martyna Pastuszka
🎻 Oh Orkiestra
🎼 Arnold Schoenberg Chor

📅 Performances continue: 14, 17, 19 & 21 April 2026

📸 Karl Schöndorfer

08/04/2026

✨ PREMIERE IN TWO DAYS!
Alessandro nell’Indie at the MusikTheater an der Wien

A true Baroque highlight comes to Vienna this April: the celebrated Bayreuth Baroque Opera Festival production of Leonardo Vinci’s Alessandro nell’Indie, directed by Max Emanuel Cencic, arrives for its Austrian premiere.

📅 Premiere: 10 April 2026
📅 Further performances: 12, 14, 17, 19 & 21 April

A story of love, loyalty, jealousy, and sacrifice unfolds as Alessandro finds himself torn between power and passion, while Cleofide remains faithful to Poro. Metastasio’s timeless drama returns to the stage in a vibrant, Bollywood-inspired production blending visual opulence with Baroque intensity.

🎶 Musical direction: Martyna Pastuszka
🎻 Oh Orkiestra
🎼 Arnold Schoenberg Chor (chorus master: Erwin Ortner)

🌟 Cast:
Bruno de Sá - sopranista (Cleofide)
Dennis Orellana (Poro)
Maayan Licht (Alessandro)
Jake Arditti - Countertenor (Erissena)
Nicholas Tamagna - Countertenor (Timagene)
Stefan Sbonnik - Tenor (Gandarte)

🎭 Creative team:
Max Emanuel Cencic (Director)
Constantina Psoma (Assistant Director)
Martyna Pastuszka (Conductor)
Domenico Franchi (Stage Design)
Giuseppe Palella (Costume Design)
David Debrinay (Light Design)
Sumon Rudra (Choreography)
Tamara Mascara (Make up)

💃 Featuring dancers: Idir Chatar, Panagiotis Dionysakopoulos, Damianos Aggelos Efstathiou, Anastasis Karachanidis, Dimitris Karalis, Michail Kriempardis, Vangelis Lyopirakis, Alexandros Nouskas Varelas, George Prifti, Thanos Stasinos

🎭 Actors: Ed Betton, Benjamin Smart

Performed in Italian with German & English surtitles
🎤 Introduction 30 minutes before each performance

A co-production with the Bayreuth Baroque Opera Festival & MusikTheater an der Wien

📷 Tomáš Ivánek